Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-28
SHERMAN ON LAROR POLITICS
He Addresses Big Meeting Of Cincin.
natl WOrkingmen.

Senator Sherman received an ovation when he
was introduced at the Chamber of Commerce In
Cincinnati saturday afternoon. He made ten.
minute speech to his audience OF business men, in
which he said he was glad to congratulate the
citizens OF Cincinnati the possession Of the Gin.
cinnati Southern Railroad. He referred to the
marvellous development OF the resources OF the
South. The remainder OF his speech was devoted
to criticism OF Congress for falling to provide for
reduction OF the surplus.
Saturday night he addressed crowded meeting
OF wOrkingmen at Turner Hail. He began his
speech by declaring that an effort to establish a
third political party could only result in njuring
plishingi its object. The laborlng man has more
TO hope for from the Republican party than from
new party of his own He then enumerated the
services OF the Republican party to the cause OF
labor. The Republican party was organized to
beat down the greatest degradation that labor
ever suf1ered-slavery. The Republican party put
into form the idea OF protective tariff enacted the
homestead laws; 1t established the Labor Bureau,
the Agricultural Bureau, the eight-hour law, and
gave the country the best financial system that
ever had. The Democrats are as honest as anybody
else, but they represent an idea that is incom-
patible with the progress and with the develop.
be solved is how to divide the 4esns Of nGM abo
equtably between the labOrer and the capitalist
the laborer, who does the work and the capitalist
who furnishes the money. Labor and capital are
husband and wife, and they can't be divorced.
Some way should lie devised to adjust eOuftably
the earnings OF LABOR ana capital This problem
will be solved. The Democratic party viii not dO
it. They would find constitutional difficulty I'm
the way Immediately. 1t will be solved some dav
Perhaps wOrktngman Will solve it. but it viii
be in the Republican party. The clearest heads
and the best minds Of the nation have come fO
the legislative halls from the working classes
Speaking Of labor organizations, he said: ssYOu
have right to organize, to become Knights OF
Labor, to discuss matters, to exchange views Ad-
vance your interests In every honorable way you
can and get the wages you can, but strikes are
detestabe and are fatal to the purpose they set
out to accomplish. Some better way must be de-
viSed, but capital and labor must solve that prob
lem by themselves, perhaps by arbitration, per
hapS by cooperation. At present 1t is an unsOlyed
problem. One problem, however, that is not un-
solved for the wOrk1ngman is that he can get all
his rights in the Republican party better than he
can In any other party. The coming election In
this city is OF Importance beyond the bounds OF
this city and the limits Of this State. The Repub-
licans have good ticket, as l understand fairly
nominated, and no trit1e should stand in the way
Of its election Its success will influence the elec
tion OF a governor and of State legislature next
fall. Then you will soon have President to elect
Here the speakers voice was drowned with aD-
plauSe and cheers accompanied with waving OF
hats, which continued with deafening energy for
some time] He closed his speech by referring uo
the prospects OF progress in the South and of the
extension OF this country across the caribbean
into South America.
Ex-Governor Noyes then rose and proposed three
cheers They were given with will.